Wheel-flance oiler.



J. S. GOLITHON & M. McELLIOTT.

WHEEL FLANGE OILER.

APPLICATION man JULY 12. ms.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET l- JSGOLITH N Mlvl ELLIOT-T- WHEELFLANGE oiLER.

Specifieettioh of Letters Patent.

Patented N0v.'2, t me.

A piicetiennled 51315 12, Isis. serial 39,413.

To aZZ whom z't-may concern Be it hfrewil that We, J 611K S; GOLIT'fi-TON and Mention McEnmoT'r, citizens et "the United States, residing at BeHi-nghem', in theeounty of Vhtttcom z'mdStete offWtt'shington, have inventedfeerteinnew end usefu-llmprovements in Wheel-Flange 'Oilers, of which the following is in specifi'eat'i'en, reference being h'adto the n'c'cempzmyiT-rg draw- :lnfgs V i This invention relates te'wheel flange "oilers and has for its primary 'dbjeet to provide of eonstrhetion', cdnibinetien and arrangea reliable "and eifectived'e'viee foh automatically oihng the Wheel flanges Of 1b'OTiiO- tive's or streetcars.

The invention has hit in mere pettien-ler object to provide a device ef the above charac ter inchic'ling an oil epplyin'g Wipe'r or brush normally disposed ou t'ef enga ement with the wheel Henge, and means en-gg-eged and actuated by the flange of the Wheel When rounding a cut-vent the track, Whereby the oil is 'antemeticelly shppiied td said Wiper and, by the same, delivered uben the Wheel flange. I

The invention has for an additional object to provide a movable valve member having a stem, one end ofwhich is'dispo'sed injuy ta'positionto the Wheel Henge, a shdebi'e member connected at (me "end'te said valve and adapted for engagement-e1; its other end with the Wheel ,fitnQ'e, said veii e member being normally held ci'osedby air pressure end-moved by the shifteble member to its obe'n p'esitioh Whe'Iithe Wheel shifts said member upon rounding a curve whereby the air ekbels the o il through the valve epening and uponthe projecting end of the valve stem:

The invention hasten an additional object te provide a Wheel flange eiier" Wh'i'chis Very simple in its 'cdnstfuhtiolf end in Whieh ffietion and weer is 'redlieed 'th e minimum. With thenbote and ether objects View, out inventien eehsistsinthe novel featflfes mentofpnits to be-hereinetternie e fiiil'y described; ole-fined, and iihlstiatedih the acebimpenying di twiii', in whieh;

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly: in sectien, of e'wh'eel fiahgeOiheY eenstr'neted in aeebrdanee with the preferred embediinent of'eur invent-ion; Fig: 2 is an enletgedver- Fig. 2'; ttndFi'g. 4: is a detail perspective View "of the oil applyihg'vaive member;

I R terrin in detail to the drawing, 5 deslgirates the body ofthje iier which is ,provided with two longitudinally extending eher'nbers 6 end 7, respectively. Gne end of th ehe'mher 6 is fo t-med with a reduced extension to receive the threaded nut :01' eztph Whit/his *provided with a =centrw1 openin threngh which the'velve stem 9 is ieosely disposed. This valve stem ext nds threug'h the-ehenibere end, at its opposite end, is enietged its 10 for sliding engagement in "the tiibul'ai valve seat member 11 which is dispesedwithin the end et the chamber "6. htthe-inner end '03: the enlarged ne'rtien 10 of the valve stem, the valve disk er 'cellzti' 12 is formed for engagement against the inner end ofthe seat member 11 to 'eiose the pitsseg-e there'through. The enlarged end heirti'o'il IQ of the valve stem is formed with '21, plane '01 flattened upper longitudinal surface 18 for a Def-pose to be late? referred to. It will be noted thetthe bate of the valve sent member 11 is concehtri-e With the Ee'Xial eentenoftheelieinh'er 6, so that the lower portienet the enlarged end 1'0 ofthe valve stein will hnveshding hearing en agem nt against the bore of the seat member While the upper flattened sui'fzt'ce of the vhive stem is spacedfrom the here Of said seat member.

The eharn ber 7 of the oiler body '5 is open at both ends and in the shine the lenfg'itw dineli v movable red 14 is di"s10sed,said ted ntejeeting beyond the opne'site ends of the chamber. One end 0f sdid Ted is rounded for engagement upon the trend of the "wheel, While the other end of the rod isfifor'lned with en unwetdl projecting arm 16 which is notched 0r hifui cated t0 receive a ey1in mefihted in the top wallet en dihresei-voir' 22. To the opposite branch of this coupling member the air supply pipe 23 is connected. This pipe 23 supplies air under pressure to the. reservoir 22 and to the pipe 19 from the storage tank on the car. The oil pipe 20 extends upwardly through a steam receiving pipe or jacket 24. The upper end of the pipe 20 is loosely disposed and then extend ed downwardly through the coupling member 21 and into the reservoir 22. The open end of this downwardly extending end portion 20 of the oil pipe 20 is disposed ad- 7 jacent to the bottom wall of the reservoir.

25 designates a steam pipe which extends obliquely through the oil reservoir 22 and has one of its ends coupled to the jacket 24: to supply steam to the same, whereby the oil, 'in its passage through the pipe 20, is heated. The lower end of the jacket 24 is said pipe into the valve chamber 6. Air also enters the pipe 19 through which it is conducted to the chamber 6 so that there is a direct pressure of air against the oil in said valve chamber. The reservoir 1s provided .with a suitable filling opening and a valve 27 whereby the air may be released when the reservoir is filled with oil.

From the above description, the operation of the device will be understood as follows. Assuming that the car is traveling upon a straight stretch of track, both the extremity of the enlarged end portion 10 of the valve rod and the end 15 of the rod are spaced from the wheel flange directly above the tread of the wheel. In rounding a curve, however,the wheel turns to an angle with respect to its normal axis of rotation and the flange thereof, indicated at F, comes in to bearing contact with the rod 14 and moves said rod laterally through the chamber 7. In this movement of the rod, it will be obvious that, as the same is connected to the end of the valve stem 9, said valve is also moved longitudinally through the chamber 6 and the disk or flange 12 thereofis disengaged from the inner end of the valve seat member 11. The air supplied to the chamber 6 through the pipe 19 will thus force the oil out of said pipe through the passage in the valve seat member between the same and the upper surface of the valve rod upon the flattened surface portion 13 thereof, by

which the oil is directed upon the wheel flange adjacent to its perimeter. This extremity of the valve rod does not, however, at any time contact with the wheel flange, so that there is'absolutely no wear upon the valve stem. When the wheel again returns to its normal plane of rotation, the air pressure within the chamber 6, acting against the valve disk 12, will again force the same to its seat and close the passage .through the member 11 so that the supply of oil will be out off. It will be understood that the oil is continuously supplied to the chamber 6 as it is used. As above stated, the steam supplied to the jacket 24 heats the oil in the pipe 20 so that the same will not congeal but will be maintained in a fluid state so that it will flow readily and be easily expelled by the pressure of air in the chamber 6 when the valve, is open. In this manner, it"will be seen that we have produced a very simple, effective and reliable automatic oiling device for the flanges of car wheels. The-body 5 of the oiler may be provided with a slotted projection, indicated at 28, or other suit able means for engagement by a clamping bracket or other form of support mounted upon the car frame.

From the foregoing'description, taken in understood that the device is susceptible of considerable modification therein and we, therefore, reserve the'privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodiedwithin the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. 1 I

Having thus fully described our invention, what we. desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a wheel flange oiler,an oil chamber, a valve longitudinally movable through said chamber and having a stem projecting exteriorly thereof, means for supplying air to the chamber, and means connected to the valve and adapted to be engaged and moved by the flange of the wheel when the same is disposed at an angle with respect to its normal plane of rotation to move the valve.

to its open position, whereby the oil is expelled from said chamber by the air pressure along the valve stem and delivered from' the projecting end of said stem to the wheel flange. V

2. In a wheel flange oiler, an oil and air receiving chamber, a valve longitudinally movable through said chamber normally held by the air pressure in its closed position, said valve having a stem} projecting exteriorly of the chamber, a sliding member arranged in parallel relation to said valve and connected to one end thereof, the other end of said member being disposed with re lation to the projecting end of the valve stem for engagement by the wheel flange when the wheel is disposed at an angle with relation to its normal plane of rotation and said member moved to open the valve, whereby the oil is expelled from the chamber along the valve stem and delivered to the wheel flange.

3. In a wheel flange oiler, an oil and air receiving chamber, a valve longitudinally movable through said chamber and n0rmally held by the air pressure in its closed position, said valve having a stem projecting exteriorly of the chamber, a slidable member connected at one of its ends to the valve stem, means for adjusting said member with respect to the valve stem to dispose the other end thereof with relation to the projecting end of the valve stem whereby said member is engaged by the wheel flange when the wheel is disposed at an angle with respect to its normal plane of rotation and thereby prevent frictional engagement of the Wheel flange with the end of the valve stem, said Wheel flange sliding said valve member to move the valve to open position whereby oil is expelled from said chamber along the valve stem and delivered to the wheel flange.

4. In a wheel flange oiler, the combination with an oil reservoir, of a valve body, said body having a chamber, a valve longitudinally movable through said chamber and having av stem projecting exteriorly therefrom, an air supply pipe connected to said chamber, an oil supply pipe connected to said chamber and having one of its ends extended into said reservoir, a steam jacket for said oil pipe, a steam supply pipe extending through the oil reservoir connected to said jacket, said valve being normally held closed by the air pressure in said chamber, and means connected to the valve and adapted to be engaged and moved by the wheel flange when the wheel is disposed at an angle with respect to its normal plane of rotation whereby the valve is opened and oil ejected from said chamber by the air pressure therein along the valve stem and delivered thereby to the wheel flange.

5. In a wheel flange oiler, the combination with an oil reservoir, of a valve body having a chamber therein, a valve longitudinally movable through said chamber, an oil supply pipe connected to said chamber and having one of its ends extended into the reservoir, means for supplying air to the reservoir and expelling oil therefrom under pressure through said pipe, an air supply pipe connected to the' valve chamber, and means operable by the wheel to open said valve whereby the oil is expelled under pressure of the air in said chamber upon the wheel flange.

6. In a wheel flange oiler, the combination with an oil reservoir, of a valve body having a chamber therein, a valve longitudinally movable in said chamber, oil and air supply pipes connected to the valve chamber, a steam receiving jacket surrounding the oil pipe, one end of said oil pipe extending into the reservoir, a steam pipe disposed through the reservoir and connected to said jacket, means for supplying air to the reservoir whereby the oil is expelled under pressure into the valve chamber, and means operable by the wheel to open said valve whereby the oil is discharged under pressure of the air in the valve chamber upon the wheel flange.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN S. GOLITHON. MAURICE MoELLIOTT. Witnesses:

J. G. SWEET, GLADY DANIEL. a

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